The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Հատոր 2Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 - 312 էջ |
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... once the Bond Street of London . Fashions at that Time . Infamous Frolic of Sir Charles Sedley and others . Wycherly and the Countess of Drogheda . - Tonson the Book- seller . Fielding . Russell Street . Dryden beaten by hired Ruffians ...
... once the Bond Street of London . Fashions at that Time . Infamous Frolic of Sir Charles Sedley and others . Wycherly and the Countess of Drogheda . - Tonson the Book- seller . Fielding . Russell Street . Dryden beaten by hired Ruffians ...
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... once whimsical and genteel , he played on the top of his profession like a plume . He was the Mercutio of the age , in every sense of the word mercurial . His airy , breathless voice , thrown to the audience before he appeared , was the ...
... once whimsical and genteel , he played on the top of his profession like a plume . He was the Mercutio of the age , in every sense of the word mercurial . His airy , breathless voice , thrown to the audience before he appeared , was the ...
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... once to Vander Gucht , ' this old Jacob loves me ; he is a very good man ; you see he loves me , he sends me good things ; the venison was fat . ' Old Geekie , the surgeon , got several fine pictures of him too , and an excellent one of ...
... once to Vander Gucht , ' this old Jacob loves me ; he is a very good man ; you see he loves me , he sends me good things ; the venison was fat . ' Old Geekie , the surgeon , got several fine pictures of him too , and an excellent one of ...
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... once thronged into that poor - looking thoroughfare , with its bailiffs at one end , and its butchers at the other . The difference , however , between beaux and butchers was not so great at that time as it became afterwards ; though ...
... once thronged into that poor - looking thoroughfare , with its bailiffs at one end , and its butchers at the other . The difference , however , between beaux and butchers was not so great at that time as it became afterwards ; though ...
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... once more than yesterday ! and I for that reason like it , I find , the better too . By Sir Positive At - all I under- stand is meant Sir Robert Howard . My lady pretty well pleased with it ; but here I sat close to her fine woman ...
... once more than yesterday ! and I for that reason like it , I find , the better too . By Sir Positive At - all I under- stand is meant Sir Robert Howard . My lady pretty well pleased with it ; but here I sat close to her fine woman ...
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Էջ 190 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Էջ 62 - Dream," which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.
Էջ 134 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." — "From Scotland," cried Davies roguishly. "Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Էջ 48 - I have seen a dreadful vision since I saw you. I have seen my dear wife pass twice by me through this room with her hair hanging about her shoulders and a dead child in her arms. This I have seen since I saw you.
Էջ 263 - I rather think it was in his face. Much was the hurry and confusion; cloths and napkins were at hand to make all clean. His Majesty then got up and would dance with the Queen of Sheba; but he fell down and humbled himself before her, and was carried to an inner chamber and laid on a bed of state; which was not a little defiled with the presents of the queen which had been bestowed on his garments; such as wine, cream, beverage, cakes, spices, and other good matters.
Էջ 135 - What do you think of Garrick? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings.
Էջ 92 - twould a saint provoke" (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke), " No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.
Էջ 73 - But that which did please me beyond anything in the whole world, was the wind-musique when the angel comes down ; which is so sweet that it ravished me, and indeed, in a word, did wrap up my soul so that it made me really sick, just as I have formerly been when in love with my wife...
Էջ 254 - That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness ; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels.
Էջ 66 - ... pleasant hints of her knowledge of him, by that means setting his brains at work to find out who she was, and did give him leave to use all means to find out who she was, but pulling off her mask. He was mighty witty, and she also making sport with him very inoffensively, that a more pleasant rencontre I never heard. But by that means lost the pleasure of the play wholly, to which now and then Sir Charles Sedley's exceptions against both words and pronouncing were very pretty.